Thankful

My heart has been so heavy since Friday thinking about all those babies that lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary and the adults, as well. As a parent, I see those sweet faces and immediately see my girls' faces and feel physically ill thinking about what their families are going through. Today, for about 6 hours, my mind was somewhere else, and I wasn't consumed with thoughts of those children. My thoughts are once again consumed with this tragedy, now that we are home from the ER.

Meyers took her 5th trip (in her 3.5 years) to the emergency room today. She's had a cold for a week and half and high fevers for four straight days. I took her to the doctor yesterday, and the doctor thought it was just a virus; she tested negative for flu and strep. She was very clingy yesterday and wouldn't let me put her down at all; she was literally wrapping her little body around mine and hanging on for dear life. She has never done that. I noticed last night that she was not turning her head all the way and thought it was a little strange. Her fever broke this morning, and she said she wanted to "go to the restaurant". She is her daddy's daughter and loves to go out to eat. She's hardly eaten the last few days and has been so puny, so I was excited she wanted to eat and get out. While we were eating, my mom and I noticed she wasn't moving her neck much. I got a little worried and called and left a message with the doctor. We went ahead and went to Target because Meyers wanted to go, and I needed a few things. Within a few minutes of being in Target, Meyers looked like a robot. She would not move her neck at all, only her eyes. I totally freaked out. Our doctor's office had still not called back at that point. I had opened a milk for Meyers, so we paid for that and got home. I decided I was taking her to the ER. We got home, and I frantically got a bag together. At this point, Meyers would not let me put her down and was moaning like she was in pain. I was in major freak out mode then. My dad came over to watch Emery ( John was on his way to Indiana for the youth group ski retreat. He's home now. Thank goodness he drove his car and could come home.), and me, my mom and Meyers went to Lebonheur. Anybody who has ever been to the ER with a sick child knows how awful that is. We got there at 3:30 in the afternoon, and I was hopeful it wouldn't be that busy. It was bananas in there!!! They took her temperature at the front desk and it had gone back up to 103. They gave her a mask to wear (she was not having that) since it sounded like meningitis, which only confirmed my fear her not moving her neck.


To make a very long story a tiny bit shorter, the ER doctor "thinks" she just has a virus. Of course by the time we were seen, Meyers had perked up and was moving her neck. Praise God that it was nothing, but I would have loved to have a more solid answer than "I think it's just a virus."


This was the most scared I've ever been with her before, even with her asthma flare ups and getting her tonsils out at 17 months. I've never seen her like this before. So we will be taking it easy for a few more days. I really hope she will kick this in the next day or two. The ER doctor said she could run fever for 10-14 days with a virus - which I've never heard before.....


She's been sleeping with me the last few nights. We only have a queen bed, so when she is sick, John sleeps on the couch:) I'm listening to her sweet, little snores right now:) Before I started typing this, I just laid here and cried my eyes out and thanked Jesus for her being okay today. I'm so thankful for her and my other sweet monkey, too (who, by the way, was a precious angel for Poppy today and did some walking for him). So very thankful for their precious, little lives.




still not feeling so good, but moving her neck




this was after they told us she could get dressed and go home




9:00 dinner of Chik-fil-a and wearing her Snow White crown - a Christmas present I let her open when we got home to make up for her traumatic afternoon and evening.
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